Drinkstone
Drinkstone is a small settlement and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is near the A14 road and is 6 miles (10 km) southeast of the town of Bury St Edmunds. It is one of the oldest villages in England, as mentioned in the Domesday Book, 1086
Drinkstone | |
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All Saints Church, Drinkstone | |
Drinkstone Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 548 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL9561 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Bury St. Edmunds |
Postcode district | IP30 |
Dialling code | 01449 |
Police | Suffolk |
Fire | Suffolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
All Saint's Church dates from the 14th century. The tower was added c.1760 and the church restored in 1866–72. It is a grade II* listed building.[2]
Drinkstone windmills are a pair of windmills in the parish consisting of a post mill and a smock mill.
Second World War
The 2024 Quartermaster Truck Company (Aviation) of the United States Army Air Force was stationed here in 1945.[3]
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References
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- Historic England. "CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS (1352345)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- Vogels, Fred. "Thursday 18 January 1945". Back to Normandy. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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